Erasure - Wonderland [180G]

What if Depeche Mode just wanted to dance? Wonderland is the classic 1986 debut of Erasure, formed by songwriter/synth player Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Produced by Flood, Wonderland is accessible and catchy synth pop, but also sharp, emotionally charged and redolent of heartache. Erasure delivered massive hits in the UK and the US with radio and club staples like "Oh L'Amour," "Who Needs Love Like That" and "My Heart...So Blue."

Clarke was a synth-pop pioneer prior to forming Erasure and wrote nearly all of the songs on Depeche Mode's iconic first album, Speak and Spell, before moving on to form Yazoo with Alison Moyet (Yaz in the US). Remarkably Clarke found Bell by placing a newspaper ad. The flamboyant Bell was among pop's first openly gay stars, and his high-pitched voice has a soulful power that's an arresting complement to Clarke's inspired melodies.

Who Needs Love Like That
Reunion
Cry so Easy
Push Me Shove Me
Heavenly Action
Say What
Love Is a Loser
Senseless
My Heart...So Blue
Oh l'amour
Pistol